254 ▼ -38.5%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 413
- 2016: 261
- 2021: 254
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cudgewa · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Cudgewa
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population defines Cudgewa, where the typical resident is 54 years old. This makes the area much older than the national figure, with a small community of 254 people.
254
▼ -38.5%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Cudgewa — higher than 58% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living in Cudgewa is 54, which is far older than the national average of 38.
54 yrs ▲ +12.5%
Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 54 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
This is an older community, with 24% of people aged 65 and over, well above the Victorian figure of 16.8%. This age gap is highlighted by the small number of children under 15, who make up only 9.1% of residents.
24.0% ▲ +0.2%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.1% ▼ -44.2%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Cudgewa, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 39%, followed by Seniors (65+) (24%) and Young adults (25–44) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Half of the population is married, while 13.7% are in a de facto relationship, which is a little above the national figure. About 1.6% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
1.6% ▼ -19.3%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.7% ▲ +38.4%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Cudgewa, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 28%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Cudgewa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20688/cudgewa/topic/demographics-identity